Register Now

In order to be able to post messages on the SailNet Community forums, you must first register. Please enter your desired user name, your email address and other required details in the form below.Please note: After entering 3 characters a list of Usernames already in use will appear and the list will disappear once a valid Username is entered.

User Name:

Password

Please enter a password for your user account. Note that passwords are case-sensitive.

Password:

Confirm Password:

Email Address

Please enter a valid email address for yourself.

Email Address:

OR

Log-in

User Name

Password

Remember Me?

Human Verification

In order to verify that you are a human and not a spam bot, please enter the answer into the following box below based on the instructions contained in the graphic.

Additional Options

Miscellaneous Options

Automatically parse links in text

Automatically embed media (requires automatic parsing of links in text to be on).

Automatically retrieve titles from external links

Click here to view the posting rules you are bound to when clicking the'Submit Reply' button below

Topic Review (Newest First)

05-12-2012 11:57 AM

bobperry

Re: Guitar or Other Instrument Players

gfh:
I called Larrivee and I have decided to ship it back to them for the repair. I want it done right.

I have a beautiful Larivee but the bridge has a crack running through all the string holes.
I have to send it back for repair. I suppose I could buy the bridge ($200) and glue it on myself but I'm totally inept with any tool so I would always be in doubt of my repair. And, I'd be terrified trying to remove the existing bridge. I just have a problem with mailing off my nice guitar.

For a guitar that expensive, I'd definitely take it to a pro. Either Larrivee or a local luthier.

05-11-2012 10:04 PM

bobperry

Re: Guitar or Other Instrument Players

I have a beautiful Larivee but the bridge has a crack running through all the string holes.
I have to send it back for repair. I suppose I could buy the bridge ($200) and glue it on myself but I'm totally inept with any tool so I would always be in doubt of my repair. And, I'd be terrified trying to remove the existing bridge. I just have a problem with mailing off my nice guitar.

05-11-2012 02:49 PM

chip

Re: Guitar or Other Instrument Players

Yes, a normal guitar bridge is glued on, though not with epoxy or CA...it's better to use a reversible glue like aliphatic resin (e.g., Titebond) or hide glue so that the bridge can be worked on in the future without ripping the top apart.

Who knows with a travel guitar though. There's a lot of low-end stuff in that market, and I guess anything is possible. There are some old Gibsons out there with bolted-on bridges, which is abstractly a terrible idea, IMO.

05-11-2012 01:46 PM

bobperry

Re: Guitar or Other Instrument Players

Carl:
Shouldn't the bridge be glued on? You want a very solid joint between the bridge and the top of the guitar. That's how the sound gets to the body. I'm no luthier but I think I am right. Can't imagine how a bridge could be pinned on.

05-11-2012 01:41 PM

carl762

Re: Guitar or Other Instrument Players

Oh no, a pin that holds the bridge on the little travel guitar is starting to separate from the body. The hole enlarged over time. Not sure if I should use Satan's Glue or Epoxy to fix this.

....This one gal played a violin and I have seen a harmonica. Never heard the harmonica play, honestly. We quickly left the anchorage. There are some things that just don't mix with alcohol and sunsets.....

??? Guess that depends on where you are and who's playing? I understand that maybe bagpipes, an oboe, a bassoon and a tuba might not mix well with alcohol and sunsets...but guitar, harmonica and violin can go together particularly well....as long as you call the violin a fiddle.....

Personally, some of the best sunset/camping jams have been just that: Guitar, Harmonica, Violin.....bluegrass jammin at it's finest. Even mix in an accordion on occasion and you've got the makings of Cajun Bug Boil to go down in history!

I'll let you meet her first. My wife will stand up and sing wonderfully in church, esp in choir, but you will also find she is very shy and avoids a spot light. Good gal. Too good for me. ANyways, it may take some Cabo Wabo to get her up there in front of a crowd.

I still have the '68 Gibson Southern Jumbo that I bought when I was 16. I've been playing for almost 44 years now, but in truth I think I've actually only played the first 4 years 11 times. Time has given me a semi-bum right shoulder, so the jumbo is hard to wrap my arm around now, along with my Martin D-41. Playing around the house I use a Takamine nylon string or a Martin OMC Aura. I got a Little Martin to play on the boat. The Jimmy Buffett edition with the palm trees and sailboat on the front. What else?

Mike

Love the D-41. Great sound!!

I played a GPACA1 and really liked it. Was a tough call between that and the Taylor 841.

The neck on my Takamine finally warped up and became a great campfire guitar. THe upper frets are fine but anything about 6-8+ has way too much action. It is fixable, but not price-wise for that guitar.

With all these musicians, don't you know we could have one heck of a raft up!

Brian

This thread has more than 10 replies.
Click here to review the whole thread.